It's not a free market when a pharmaceutical company holds a monopoly on a drug. Government should apply anti-trust law like Sherman antitrust to companies that hold patents that prevent generics. Since these companies hold a monopoly, their prices should be set by the government and factors like "how much R&D money and resources came from the government, government subsidized institutions or other (non-company) sources?
They hold monopolies because of government-—we deal with the chemical and Pharma industries. A company should be protected for their product made-—I get tat but look at the example of the “Epi-Pen”. The prices did not get out of control because of the free market, it got out of control because the government eliminated the free market by playing favorites.
Limited Federal government and American ingenuity made this country great, but we have handed everything over to the government to co-opt and destroy.
The electronics industry is a perfect example due to little regulation creates massive competition, lower prices and and amazing product. Because of government’s limited role